Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas

Americas: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 15,254 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
15,254 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
15,254 kt
in 2022
All-time low
14,589 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 14.6k kt1991: 14.6k kt1992: 14.6k kt1993: 14.6k kt1994: 14.6k kt1995: 14.8k kt1996: 14.8k kt1997: 14.8k kt1998: 14.8k kt1999: 14.9k kt2000: 15.0k kt2001: 15.0k kt2002: 15.0k kt2003: 15.1k kt2004: 15.1k kt2005: 15.1k kt2006: 15.1k kt2007: 15.0k kt2008: 15.0k kt2009: 15.0k kt2010: 15.0k kt2011: 15.0k kt2012: 15.0k kt2013: 15.0k kt2014: 15.1k kt2015: 15.1k kt2016: 15.1k kt2017: 15.1k kt2018: 15.2k kt2019: 15.2k kt2020: 15.2k kt2021: 15.2k kt2022: 15.3k kt2023: 15.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Americas stood at 15,254 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 15,254 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,589 kt, in 1990.

That places Americas 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Americas, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 14,589 kt
1991 14,589 kt +0.0%
1992 14,589 kt +0.0%
1993 14,613 kt +0.2%
1994 14,605 kt -0.1%
1995 14,750 kt +1.0%
1996 14,771 kt +0.1%
1997 14,791 kt +0.1%
1998 14,850 kt +0.4%
1999 14,935 kt +0.6%
2000 15,007 kt +0.5%
2001 15,031 kt +0.2%
2002 15,049 kt +0.1%
2003 15,053 kt +0.0%
2004 15,099 kt +0.3%
2005 15,077 kt -0.1%
2006 15,057 kt -0.1%
2007 15,033 kt -0.2%
2008 15,025 kt -0.0%
2009 15,025 kt -0.0%
2010 15,035 kt +0.1%
2011 15,047 kt +0.1%
2012 15,050 kt +0.0%
2013 15,048 kt -0.0%
2014 15,051 kt +0.0%
2015 15,052 kt +0.0%
2016 15,064 kt +0.1%
2017 15,083 kt +0.1%
2018 15,171 kt +0.6%
2019 15,209 kt +0.3%
2020 15,224 kt +0.1%
2021 15,232 kt +0.1%
2022 15,254 kt +0.1%
2023 15,254 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,708 kt 14,589 kt 14,935 kt 10
2000s 15,046 kt 15,007 kt 15,099 kt 10
2010s 15,081 kt 15,035 kt 15,209 kt 10
2020s 15,241 kt 15,224 kt 15,254 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 5 Canada 7,175 kt compare
  2. 6 Poland 5,301 kt compare
  3. 7 Germany 5,175 kt compare
  4. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,967 kt compare
  5. 9 Mongolia 4,194 kt compare
  6. 10 Ukraine 3,619 kt compare
  7. 11 Finland 2,627 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 15,254 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 15,254 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 14,589 kt in 1990.
How does Americas rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
Americas ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf